Beer-faucet.



Nn. 646,056. I Patented Mar. 27, |900. L. E. MITCHELL A. D. MCKINNN.

BEER FUCET.

(No Model.) (Application led Dec. 12, 1899.]`

UNITED STATES PATENT CEEICE.

LEE E. MITCHELL AND ALEXANDER-D. MCKINNON, OE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

. BEER-FAUCET.

SPECIFICATION `forrninfz part of Letters Patent No. 646,056, dated March2*?, 1900.

Application filed December l2I 17899. -Serial No. 740,050. (N0 model- T0a/ZZ whom t Hoag.; concern:

Be it known that we, LEE EJMITOHELL, a citizen of the United States, andALEXANDER D. MCKINNON, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residingat Boston, in the county of Suifolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Beer-Faucets, of which thefollowing is a speciiication.

This invention relates to beer-faucets-t`. e. faucets for drawing beerinto a glass or mug for serving customers; and the improvement has forits especial objects to produce a clear and unbroken delivery of thebeer, thus preventing foaming, which occursl when the stream is brokenwhile passing through the faucet, and provide a valve mechanism whichwill be efficacious without extending out too far from the faucet.

The nature of the invention is fully described below and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of abeer-faucet embodying our invention, supported bya pipe which extendsthrough a wall to the source y of supply, the wall being shown invertical section. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section on line 3, Fig. 1. Fig.-4 is a sectional view on line4, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a pipe connecting with the source of supply and extendingthrough a wall a.

B is the body of the faucet, provided with a screw-cap B and a chamberC, communicating with the passage inY the pipe A and with the passageleading to the lower end of the faucet, said latter passage beingsmaller in diameter than the chamber, thus forming an annular seat D alittle below the entrance to the passage in the pipe. On this seat is aring of packing e, and resting on this ring is a Valve-disk E ofsubstantially the diameter of the chamber C, said valve-diskconstituting a cap and made integral with the tube F. This tube extendsnormally down through the passage in the faucet, having a slipping fittherein, and for quite a distance below the faucet,` as shown, andis-externally screwthreaded next its lower end. The tube E is providednear its upper end, next the cap,with a large hole or port F', whichfaces the side next'thepipe A, the diameter of said port correspondingsubstantially with that of the .Supply-pipe.

The body B of the faucet is formed next its lower end with a horizontalextension 0r bracket B, to which is pivotally lsecured one end of alever H, which is bent at H', so as to extend by the pipe F and forquite a distance beyond the lower end of the faucet on the other side.This lever is pivotally connected with a link K, Whose lower end ispivotally secured to a nut L, adjustable as to height by being on thescrew-thread on the pipe F.

When a glass of beer is to be drawn, the rim of the glassis lifted underthe faucet against the lever H, lifting it, and with it the pipe F, thuslifting the valve-disk E off its seat and bringing the port F' intocoincidence with the passage in the pipe A, as indicated by dotted lineslin Figs. l and 2. By this means the beer is enabled to flow through thefaucet in an unbroken stream, thus preventing foaming and insuring acleardelivery.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The herein-described improved beer-faucet, comprising the body portionformed with an internal shoulder or valve-seat; a verticallyslidingtubular Valve formed with a port on one side adapted to be moved intocoincidence with the supply-pipe, the tubular portion of said Valveextending below the lower end of the faucet; the lever H pivotallysecured to the faucet and swinging vertically on one side thereof; andthe link K pivotally connected at its opposite ends with said lever andtubular portion, substantially as set forth.

LEE E. MITCHELL. ALEXANDER D. MCKINNON.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, A. N. BONNEY.

